Trucker Licensing Legislation Proposed In Washington

Trucking companies want Congress to let them fill a driver shortage with 18-to-20-year-olds.
Every state in the U-S except Hawaii allows 18-year-olds to get a trucker’s license…but they can’t cross state lines. Indiana Motor Truck Association president Gary Langston says the trucking industry nationwide has a driver shortage of at least 50-thousand drivers.  The association is backing bills authored by Indiana Senator Todd Young and Congressman Trey Hollingsworth to lift the restriction.
Young drivers would have to do 400 hours of supervised practice in addition to getting their license before they would be fully licensed.
 

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